If steering towards discs anyways, you might want to wait on the Avid mechs and see how well the new Avid hydraulics fair in reviews. Anyone tried these yet?
Hmmm....are you saying "new" as in thier NEXT generation of hydos, or as in thier FIRST hydro? I ask because i saw reviews of Avid hydros at mtbr.com, and the reviews were from a couple years ago. Can i assume they did make hydros and that you are refering to a new model that may be better?